Dieven@msn.com wrote: "Now it won't turn on. Several of the lights blink for a very short period > and then the lights all go out." The blinking lights are giving you a fault code. Note which which of the bandswitch segment lights (those below the main band selectors) are blinking and which are dark. Then go to Section 8 of the manual which identifies the faults for each specific pattern. Sam AA3VD